Systemic sclerosis and risk of ischaemic stroke: A nationwide cohort study

Rheumatology (United Kingdom)

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 161-165

  Chiang, Chia Hung ^a,b,c,d   Liu, Chia Jen ^b,d   Huang, Chin Chou ^b,c,d   Chan, Wan Leong ^b,e   Huang, Po Hsun ^b,c,d   Chen, Tzeng Ji ^b,d   Chung, Chia Min ^f   Lin, Shing Jong ^b,c,d   Chen, Jaw Wen ^b,c,d   Leu, Hsin Bang ^b,c,d,e  

^a Zhudong Veterans Hospital   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c Cardiovascular Research Center   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e Healthcare and Management Center   (Taiwan)

^f INSTITUTE OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Ischaemic stroke; Systemic sclerosis

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CLOPIDOGREL; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIPYRIDAMOLE; METHOTREXATE; PENICILLAMINE; STEROID; WARFARIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS; TAIWAN;

ADULT; AGED; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK; SCLERODERMA, SYSTEMIC; STROKE; TAIWAN;

EID: 84871142167     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: 14620332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/kes352     Document Type: Article

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